Man kidnaps his wife’s paramour

Vadodara: An employee of an engineering company was abducted on Monday by five people for having a love affair with a married woman for the last two years. The man was released later after his grandfather and a relative met the kidnappers. The man, Rajendrasinh Chavda, was forcefully taken away by the woman’s husband and his four family members to a scrap godown in Makarpura where he was beaten up and threatened at gunpoint.

According to Chavda, he and his friend Keyur Patel met the woman’s husband Bhavesh Algotar and his friend Anuj Bharwad near his home at Makarpura GIDC as Algotar had learnt that Chavda and his wife Seema had been in touch. Algotar and Anuj made Chavda sit in their car and took him away to the godown. Meanwhile, Patel went to Chavda’s home to inform his parents about his abduction.

Chavda told police that at the godown Algotar’s father Babu and other family members Akshay Bharwad and Bhima Bharwad also arrived. All five accused took turns to flog Chavda. Akshay also pointed a gun at Chavda to threaten him and asking him how he managed to get Seema’s contact number. In the evening, Chavda’s grandfather Ganpatsinh Chavda and a relative Jagdish Thakor arrived at the godown and talked to the five accused to get Chavda released.

Police said that Chavda decided was in severe pain and was admitted to a private hospital for treatment. An offence of kidnapping, assault, criminal intimidation, conspiracy and Arms Act was registered at on Monday late night.

Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes, messages, and quotes !